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ANATOMY OF THE ANKLE JOINTOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was performed in 40 patients with ankle pain who were suspected of having various soft-tissue or osseous abnormalities. Results of conventional radiographs had been normal or inconclusive. MR imaging provides unique anatomic information allowing the diagnosis of a variety of painful conditions in the ankle. MR imaging clearly delineates abnormalities in many of the structures of the ankle: tendons, ligaments, synovial membrane, cartilage, cortical bone and bone marrow edema. Alteration in size, shape, continuity, and signal intensity of these structures could be well visualized with MRI. Soft-tissue disorders depicted by MR imaging include tendon and ligament tears, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, synovitis, and soft tissue masses. Osseous conditions demonstrated by MR imaging included osteochondritis dessicans, bone bruises, stress fractures, tarsal coalition, Brodies abscess, and chronic osteomyelitis. This work aims to study the value and advantages of MRI in diagnosis of different pathological conditions of the ankle region. We believe that MR imaging has had a dramatic impact on the diagnosis and assessment of a variety of painful ankle disorders. It is noninvasive and excellent soft-tissue contrast and spatial resolution make it an ideal modality to demonstrate the complex anatomy and pathologic conditions of the ankle.